I would like to find more information on John, Pign, and Martine. Martine's mother died when she was 5 years old. It is believed that there could be a half sister in Norway, but not sure. This is the only thing I can find on pign(maiden) Life Iversdatter Midun. I can't find birth, death, parents, etc. I believe she may have gone to America, but can't confirm.
some records in the Gausdal church records, Oppland County =
Norway.In Digitalarkivet
Martine born Mai 7, 1870 to
Unmarried John Gunderson Skjeggstadstuen and pign(maiden) Life Iversdatter Midun.
there is a note that the father went to America.
In the 1865 census I find
Skjeggestuen- Ostre Gausdal, Oppland=20
John Gunderson, Unmarried, age 36
Ingeborg Gunderson Tjener ( houskeeper-kind of) age 34-Ungift = (unmarried)
His daughter- Ingeborg age 8
So- they were not married at this point- will look for marriage record , =
but he wasn't married in 1865 or 1870. I will try to find his birth =
record. I'm not seeing it.